Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,161, Elliot Frost, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Frost, Elliot.
8 29 161
CONTENTS

29161 Rey INVALID.
File No. 29,161
Christ Mass
Rev Rev. Dr.
Act: June 1 st 1893
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8563 4
Maine
Elliott Frost
of Elliott  District in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year .
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist. of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of March 1819 and sent to B. Greene, Esq. South Berwick, Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 11 2/3  09. 03 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 - 40. 00
$137. 03
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
York County.

120k Pembaine
Elliott Frost
of Elliot - in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Burbank of the Reg't - commanded by Col Newhall in the Massachusetts line for
2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars & Cents per year to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of October 1832 and sent to Pensioner Elliott Maine
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1830. $ 12 00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 1833. 4 00
$ 16 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Dillack Clerk, Book Q, Vol. 15 Page 58
Copy of paper sent to Land Agent at Bangor, Me. by Mr. Dillack, June 22. 1839
Copied for Land Dept.

Dedication of Elliott Frost
Old Care
Maine
Rec d Oct 13. 1832
Aug 4. September Rec. 1852.
Mr. William Allen Lynde of Portland.

I Elliot Frost County of York and State of Maine aged sixtyone do hereby testify and declare that I enlisted in the army of the Revolution in the month of May AD 1777 for the term of nine months and marched to Fishkills in the State of New York and from thence to West point in said State and joined Captain Burbanks Company Col. Prowers Regiment in General Washingtons Army at White Plains and was discharged at that place after having been in said service nine months the term for which I enlisted.  In the spring of the year of 1779 I think I again enlisted in the United States Service in Capt. Thomas Bragdon's Company for the term of six months or nine months I have forgotten which and marched to Salmonth's (now Portland) State of Maine at which place we remained about a month and then marched to Campobello in said State and continued to do duty in said Company under General Wadsworth who was then commanding at that place and was discharged by General Wadsworth but have no written discharge for either of the aforesaid service.  In April AD 1780 I again enlisted in the continental service for the term of three years and marched to West point in the State of New York and joined Capt. Burbanks Company in Col. Prowers Regiment Pattersons Brigade and continued in said service until the close of the Revolutionary war and was discharged I think in July AD 1783 which discharge was sent to the war department at the time when I made application for Pension under the act of Congress 1818 at which time I received a Pension but was stricken off on account of my property. my original Certificate together with the notes of my having been stricken from the Rolls was left with the late Col. S. Mary Esq. which cannot be found.  Elliot Frost
York ss Elliot Sept 24 th 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Elliot Frost and made oath to the above declaration by him subscribed.  Before me Jon a Hammoncl er

State of Maine.
York ss. I William Cutter Allen Register of the Court of Probate for said county of York do hereby certify that Jonathan Hammond Jr. is a Justice of the Peace as within stated and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal official this twenty-sixth day of September A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen Register of Probate.

First First Private Payson's Col Heubner Regt Mass June 1781 - 3 years
Dec 1 st April 1815
admit private $80/yr
sent pensions
Admitted -

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this 10th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears Abel Root aged 84 years resident in Ellsworth in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:"
That he the said Abel Root in the year 1781 enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army for the term of three years, under Capt. Burbank in the Reg t commanded by Col. Newhall of the Massachusetts Line, and continued to do his duty in said Company's Reg t for some time when he was transferred to Capt. Leblanc's Company in the Reg t commanded by Col. Henry Jackson of the Massachusetts Line and continued to do his duty in the last named Comp y & Reg t till peace took place when he was honorably discharged.
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benj. Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Abel Root did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid—and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support.—And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10th day of April Anno Domini, 1818.
Benj. Greene

FROST, ELLIOT (MASS) S-29161
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Elliott Frost Soldier — — — — — in the american — — — — — Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the thirtieth Day of June
1784
By the General's Command, H. K. B. for Colonel B. B. B.
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Charles Sheldon Adjutant